Where does “roszponka” come from?
roszponka (Polish) comes from German Rapunzel, from Latin rapuntium, from Latin rapunculus, from Latin rapum, from Proto-Indo-European rap.
Ancestry of “roszponka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rapunzel | lamb's lettuce; rampion; spiked rampion |
| 2 | Latin | rapuntium | — |
| 3 | Latin | rapunculus | — |
| 4 | Latin | rapum | turnip |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rap | — |